Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in New York, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 114 m
Descend 107 m

Experience New York in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New York

Sight 1: Brooklyn Friends Meetinghouse

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Brooklyn Friends Meetinghouse

The Friends Meetinghouse and School is a Quaker meeting house and adjacent school building at the corner of Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

Wikipedia: Friends Meetinghouse and School (EN), Website

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral

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Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen, more simply Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox cathedral church at 64 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is best known for taking in parishioners from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan, destroyed during the September 11 attacks.

Wikipedia: Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral (EN), Website

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Columbus Park

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Columbus Park is a park at the southern end of Cadman Plaza, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

Wikipedia: Columbus Park (Brooklyn) (EN)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Statue of Christopher Columbus

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Statue of Christopher Columbus

A statue of Christopher Columbus by artist Emma Stebbins and architect Aymar Embury II, also known as the Christopher Columbus Memorial, is installed outside the New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn’s Columbus Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial is made of Italian marble and limestone. It was cast c. 1867, and donated by Marshal O. Roberts.

Wikipedia: Statue of Christopher Columbus (Brooklyn) (EN)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Unity

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Unity is a 22-foot (6.7 m) tall bronze sculpture of an arm, hand, and pointing index finger by Hank Willis Thomas, installed in Brooklyn, New York City. The artwork was unveiled in 2019.

Wikipedia: Unity (Thomas) (EN)

344 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Saint James Cathedral

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Saint James Cathedral

The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is located at the corner of Jay Street and Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1903 and designed by George H. Streeton in the Neo-Georgian style.

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1341 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 7: Fort Greene Park

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Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The 30.2-acre (12.2 ha) park was originally named after the fort formerly located there, Fort Putnam, itself was named for Rufus Putnam, George Washington's chief of engineers in the Revolutionary War.

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290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Tessa Bury / CC BY 4.0

The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. The remains of a small fraction of those who died on the ships are interred in a crypt beneath its base. The ships included HMS Jersey, Scorpion, Hope, Falmouth, Stromboli, Hunter, and others.

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